I should have made it clear I do not agree with the banning of abortion rights.
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I should have made it clear I do not agree with the banning of abortion rights.
Devorgilla
In an article I read online, someone pointed out if a person is male or female from conception, then all Americans are female as for the first six weeks it is the female part that develops.
Other people have pointed out that if a man masturbates and ejaculates then he is denying a human life being created.
I do love these twists. This scenario will run and run.
The for the first six weeks it is the female part that develops. is total rubbish. These people have no understanding of biology, and what the sry gene is and its function. Your sex is determined at conception, each sperm is genetically coded for either male or female, there isn't a sudden switch from female to male.
25Avalon
I don’t think we realise how much The First Amendment comes into play. For example, In UK police arrest someone for a silent prayer outside an abortion clinic. Under the First Amendment that could not happen in the States.
Charges were dropped in that case.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gze361j7xo
However the article does raise relevant points about what is intrusive/bullying to women and what is acceptable. The article makes clear it partly depends on local authorities.
In the article it alludes to possible plans to have a "buffer zone" around clinics in law so women can go free of any pressures. Many of these clinics offer other series like vasectomies to men so the picture isnt simple.
In an article I read online, someone pointed out if a person is male or female from conception, then all Americans are female as for the first six weeks it is the female part that develops.
Other people have pointed out that if a man masturbates and ejaculates then he is denying a human life being created.
I do love these twists. This scenario will run and run.
I think that the main difference is that women in the U.K. have relative autonomy over their own bodies, in the USA they don’t.
And I think that the anti-abortionists in the USA will be hard pushed to find an abortion clinic to pray outside.
I don’t think we realise how much The First Amendment comes into play. For example, In UK police arrest someone for a silent prayer outside an abortion clinic. Under the First Amendment that could not happen in the States.
I think I posted yesterday, that if I was pregnant now, I would not tell a soul - especially if I lived in some states, where women have been penalised for miscarrying.
It really is valuable to read the list of states and their policies to realise just how draconian these bans are - just take the first one, Alabama
"ALABAMA - Banned. The Human Life Protection Act, which compares abortion to historical genocides, was passed in 2019, but only came into force after the Supreme Court ruling. Anyone convicted of performing an abortion faces up to life in prison. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
So we have a federal government who allows States to proceed in this way BUT will not prosecute anti-abortion activists who block entrance in states where its allowed, or have attacked women wanting abortions.
And people on GN support these misogynists. Unbelievable in 21st century US.
Trump and Vance backed anti-abortion activists in March for Life speeches yesterday.
There was a rally yesterday in Washington, it was the annual March for Life rally and the first chance to see what intentions as regards womens health are now the election is over.
Two points of interest: Firstly, there has been a Federal Act in place, the federal Free Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which
penalizes people who threaten, obstruct or injure someone who is trying to access a reproductive health clinic – or who vandalize a clinic.
Trupp/Vance are pardoning all those convicted under the act,
Trump dramatically declaring they were realising the "persecuted".
Secondly concerns about access to abortions and related aspects of womens health, including criminalising abortion. We know already its only possible in certain states
But there are changes which are not so obvious Mike Johnson, (house speaker) "did win big cheers from the marchers, though, when he mentioned a recent executive order that declared that people are divided into male and female “at conception”.
That language evokes the doctrine of fetal personhood, which holds that embryos and fetuses should be granted full legal rights and protections – and which, if fully enacted, would totally outlaw abortion as well as potentially criminalize abortion patients
Most of the marchers feel there should be no exceptions - ie no abortions at all - except for ectopic pregnancy.
"Human life starts at conception,” said Henry Cooper, an 18-year-old march attender from California. “An abortion is never medically necessary. Ectopic pregnancy is something else. That’s not considered an abortion. There’s always something you can do.”
“Besides ectopic pregnancies, there are no cases where abortion improves the likelihood of the mother surviving other than a non-abortion way would,” agreed Luc Lessard, 18, of Colorado. “There’s no real cause for it.”This is just ignorance.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the pre-eminent membership organization for US ob-gyns, has repeatedly emphasized the medical need for abortion access. At least five women have reportedly died after abortion bans affected their medical care.
As of January 8, 2025, 12 states have banned abortion Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.
Here is a state by state summary of restrictions. You'll see it's very widespread, complex, and punitive.
www.context.news/money-power-people/roe-v-wade-which-us-states-are-banning-abortion#
(Quotes on abortion rally from the Guardian)
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